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1. ‘Turkish Arabia – Cholera – prevalence of – on the banks of the River “Tigris” – Vol: 1’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Henry Rawlinson, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq]. It is the first in a series of two items on cholera at Bagdad [Baghdad] (the other is IOR/F/4/2180/106054).The item concerns the outbreak of cholera in Bagdad and the surrounding area, where it is estimated that 30,000 people died during October 1846.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 282/47, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5573, Coll[ection]: 9, Collection No 1 of No 136’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 862, and terminates at f 867, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
2. ‘Turkish Arabia. Cholera treatment of’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 31 December 1849.The item relates to a proposed treatment for cholera – by bleeding the feet of patients – as proposed by John Barker, a retired diplomat living in the Aleppo Pachalik [Pashalik]. The bulk of the item comprises reports on trials of the treatment as conducted by numerous medical officers under the Medical Board, Government of Bombay. The reports, collected by the Medical Board, are passed on to the Government of Bombay, which in turn forwards copies to the Court of Directors and to the governments of India and Madras.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 213 of 1850', 'Collection No. 11 of No. 135', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 340, and terminates at f 359, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
3. ‘Persian Gulf. State of affairs of Bushire-’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 13 November 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the thirty-fifth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to letters sent by Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia [Iran], in September 1847. The letters relate to:The assistance (as requested by Sheil) that Hennell is providing to Syed Hasheim Jemaranee [Sayyid Hāshim Jamārānī], who has arrived at Bushire [Bushehr] with twenty-five followers and intends to go on a pilgrimage to MeccaVessels which have arrived at Bushire with enslaved people on board, thought to have been taken from Berberah [Berbera], Soor [Sur] and MuscatEfforts by Captain Lowe, Senior Officer in the Indian Navy, to capture vessels from Muscat departing from Bushire with enslaved people on boardThe status of the cholera outbreak at Bushire, Cazeroon [Kazerun], Shiraz and Bahrein [Bahrain].The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 139, Vol: 35.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 440, and terminates at f 444, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
4. ‘Persian Gulf. Cholera in Bushire’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 30 September 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the twenty-fifth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a letter from Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty’s Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia [Iran], dated 17 August 1847. Hennell reports that there has been an outbreak of cholera at Bushire [Bushehr] and gives brief details on the impact of the disease there and on the surrounding districts.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 118, Vol: 25.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 385, and terminates at f 388, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
5. ‘Persian Gulf. Report from the Senior Indian Naval Officer in the-’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 30 September 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the twenty-seventh in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a report by Captain William Lowe, Indian Navy Commanding in the Persian Gulf, to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, dated 19 August 1847. Lowe reports that the Company ship, Elphinstone, had visited and delivered letters to the sheiks [shaikhs] of: Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]; Debey [Dubai]; Sharga [Sharjah]; Ejmaun [Ajman]; and Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn]. Lowe had also passed on letters to Moola Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn, Native Agent at Sharjah] and the Sheik of Ras-el Khymah [Ra’s al-Khaymah]. Additionally, Lowe reports that there was an outbreak of cholera on-board the Company’s ship, Mahi, which resulted in the deaths of two crew members including the only medical officer. Lowe includes a report from a committee he established to enquire into what happened on the Mahi, and their recommendations for how the Mahishould proceed without her own medical officer.Lowe is also referred to as the Senior Naval Officer in the Gulf.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 118, Vol: 27.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 396, and terminates at f 403, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
6. ‘Persian Gulf. Appearance of Cholera at Lingah-’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 31 January 1848. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the fiftieth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter, dated 12 November 1847, from Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay on the subject of cholera at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]. The item also contains the government's reaction and subsequent orders.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48, Coll: 2, Vol: 50’, ‘Collection No. 6 of No. 21’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 557, and terminates at f 560, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
7. ‘Persian Gulf. Cholera’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 30 September 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the thirty-first in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter from Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 11 September 1847, which reports on the outbreak of cholera in Arabia, Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq] and Persia [Iran]. In particular, Hennell mentions the impact of the disease in Bushire [Bushehr], its surrounding districts, and in Bahrein [Bahrain].The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 118, Vol: 31.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 421, and terminates at f 423, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
8. ‘Persian Gulf. Cholera. Vol: 28’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the twenty-eighth in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns an outbreak of cholera near Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 7 of No 169’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’ and ‘Draft no 465 of 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 546, and terminates at f 549, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
9. ‘Persian Gulf Ravages in the – Vol: 4’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2203/108134. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the fourth in a series of thirty items.The item concerns cholera in Persia [Iran], with reports of where it has spread to, and the death toll.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Coll[ection]: 18, Collection No 3 of No 37’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 647, and terminates at f 650 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
10. 'Vol 174 1851/52 General or Miscellaneous and Packets'
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence to and from the Resident of the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell) during 1851. The first part of the file (ff 2-29) relates to miscellaneous issues of a largely domestic nature arising at the Residency. The second part of the file (ff 31-76) contains copies of correspondence exchanged between the Commanding Officers of the Honourable Company's [East India Company] ships in the Gulf and the Residency, concerning the disputes occuring at the time between the Wahhabi and Qatari tribes and the Sheikh of Bahrain, and correspondence relating to coastal towns of Guttur [Qatar].Physical description: Foliation: There is an incomplete pagination sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The foliation sequence is written in pencil, in the top-right corner of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 84, ending on the inside of the back cover of the file. Foliation errors: f 27 missing.Condition: Some of the papers in the file have deteriorated significantly at the edges and show signs of significant insect damage, both of which affect the legibility of some parts of their text.
11. ‘Vol 249 Persian correspondence’
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- Abstract: The file is chiefly comprised of translated extracts of letters written by the British Agent at Shiraz, E N Castelli (an original letter in French, signed Castilly, is also in the file at folio 3), sent to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Captain Felix Jones. These extracts were sent onwards to the Secretary to the Government Bombay, with covering letters written by Jones.The extracts touch on the following subjects:General political and military affairs in Shiraz;General reports on the appearance and extent of disease (cholera and fever) in Persia and the Persian ports;Reports of maladministration at Fars, and the efforts of the Prince Governor of Fars to collect revenue in order to pay debts due, to be collected by a mohussil (coercive collector of revenue) from Tehran;Movements in Persia of the Prussian ambassador Julius Rudolph Ottomar Freiherr von Minutoli, his subsequent death from fever, interment in an Armenian cemetery in Shiraz, and the disturbance of his grave.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences on the front cover and runs until the last page of writing. The sequence consists of a circled pencil number in the top right hand corner of each folio. It ends on the last folio of writing, on number 31. Foliation anomalies: f 28 is followed by f 28A. ff 28 and 9 are A3 foldouts with text on recto and verso.
12. ‘Bagdad. Ravages committed by Cholera in the City of – and neighbouring towns and villages – Vol: 2’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Henry Rawlinson, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq]. It is the second in a series of two items on cholera at Bagdad [Baghdad] (the other is IOR/F/4/2180/106053).The item concerns the outbreak of cholera in Bagdad and the surrounding area, where it is estimated that 30,000 people died during October 1846.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 282/47, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5573, Coll[ection]: 9, Collection No 1 of No 139’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 868, and terminates at f 871, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
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